Tang Jun's side was not as confident as he imagined.

Chang Zhu was more worried, found Han Dong, the deputy commander of the Firearms Brigade, and asked, "Brigade Commander Han, how are you preparing?" Do you have the confidence to win this battle? ”

Han Dong was not complacent, but said: "This is the first battle since the formation of the Firearms Army, if I tell you that it must be fine, it will be a lie...... It can only be said that it is 70% sure. ”

Chang Zhu was a lot more relieved, and a war was 70% sure of victory.

"That's good, that's good, just wait for tomorrow you to severely shock the hearts of the Funan people and completely break their backbones."

Han Dong said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the privy envoy, and the brigade commander are all watching over there, I don't want to be embarrassed." ”

Chang Zhu looked back at a certain place in the barracks, and one of the tents was occupied by the prince of the Tang State and more than a dozen senior generals and military observers.

This was the first battle of the firearms army, and the whole Tang State attached great importance to it, and the crown prince Wenyuan was sent to the front line to sit in person.

The privy envoy He Fang, the deputy privy envoy Liu Meng, the commander of the firearms brigade Chai Ben, the secretary of the military department Wei Ran, Yue Shan, Wu Heng, Lin Xingzhu and other high-ranking generals who had no tasks all came.

Just to see for yourself how firearms are really going in real combat.

Of course, their whereabouts are absolutely secret, and only a few people such as Chang Zhu and Han Dong know about them. Ordinary soldiers only knew that the imperial court had sent an observation group, but they did not know who it was.

……

In a certain camp tent, Wen Yuangao sat on the main seat, and the rest of the generals sat on both sides: "Tomorrow is the decisive battle, I don't know what your uncles and uncles think?" ”

Chai Ben sighed: "I really want to say that there is no problem, but five thousand against 180,000, to be honest, the minister is a little bottomless in his heart." ”

He was dismissed from office for the crime of contacting the ministers, and later Wen Yi expanded the firearms regiment into a brigade, and Han Dong's merits were not enough to serve as a brigade commander, so he pulled him over to be the brigade commander.

In fact, he is a mascot, helping the town, and it is Han Dong who is really in charge.

He Fang smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm not bottomless, but I don't know where the bottom is." The thought of five thousand and one hundred hundred thousand makes my legs weak. ”

"Haha......" everyone let out a good-natured laugh, and some of the tense atmosphere became a lot more relaxed.

Wen Yuan said with a smile: "He Shumi said that I have my heart, and every time I see the endless sea of people on the opposite side, I want to go to the thatched house." ”

"If it weren't for my father's insistence on letting the firearms brigade face it independently, I would have sent ten or eight brigades over a long time ago."

Wei Ran said: "If it weren't for Your Highness, I would have run away a long time ago." ”

Chai Ben laughed and said, "Haha...... I believe this, Wei Shangshu is the best at fighting more and less. When he fought the unarmed natives on Dongning Island, he had to concentrate superior forces before he was willing to attack. ”

The others just smiled in agreement and didn't answer this question, Wei Rangui is the secretary of the military department, a proper central officer, but not everyone is qualified to joke about him.

Chai Ben, Xue Dayuan and other members of the old team of Huiji County can make a few harmless jokes.

Wen Yuan also smiled: "When my mother taught me the art of war, she specifically said that Wei Shangshu is upright in his use of soldiers, and if he can learn the essence of his 'stability' character, he will be invincible." ”

The big brother made fun of himself, Wei Ran was not angry, but he was even happier when he heard this, and said: "Niangniang praised it falsely, and I dare not be ashamed." ”

The ancients were relatively precocious, Wen Yuan is twelve years old this year, and he is fourteen years old. Before Wen Yi enacted the new law, he was already old enough to marry.

So no one dared to treat him as a child.

And because in the past two years, Wen Yi has taken him with him from time to time to receive government affairs, so even in the face of a group of bigwigs, he should be free and have no stage fright.

Although there are not many words, every sentence is just right, which is not embarrassing and can mobilize everyone's enthusiasm.

The crowd spoke one after another.

Although he has the natural advantages brought by his status, his personal ability can also be seen.

At least the generals present were very satisfied with the performance of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Soon the conversation was redirected back to the current war.

Liu Meng said: "Your Majesty has no last resort, and this time His Royal Highness is in charge in person, there will definitely be no problem." ”

Chai Ben said: "Yes, so far, Your Majesty has never made a mistake in the decision, and I believe that this battle will be no exception." ”

The others nodded their heads as well.

This is to the point, without Wen Yuan in charge, not to mention that the people of Funan don't believe in 5,000 against 180,000, even their group of generals will not believe it.

It was precisely because Wen Yuan was here that they were willing to sit here.

No matter how arrogant Wen Yi is, he will not fall into danger for the prince.

……

What is the concept of an army of 180,000? It's hard to imagine without seeing it with your own eyes.

Wen Yuan didn't know about it before, but today he saw it. In a word, boundless. As far as the eye can see, there are people everywhere for more than ten miles ahead.

The royal city has become a reef in the sea, and the 5,000 Tang army is like a lonely boat in the ocean.

But so many people also bring a lot of problems, first of all, management, secondly, logistics, again scheduling problems, and so on.

Wen Yuan said: "This Fan Zhen doesn't know the art of war at all, I feel that according to this situation, they will collapse by themselves without fighting as long as it drags on for three or five days." ”

Wei Ran put down the binoculars and said, "What Your Highness said is that Fan Zhen doesn't know anything about the battle of the large army, these people are a rabble, and they are all maintained by plundering. ”

"Whenever they encounter a fortified city, they can't attack it for three or five days, and when the food in their hands runs out, they will collapse."

"But Fan Zhen is not stupid, he also understands this truth, he will definitely launch an attack today and take the royal city in one go."

"The gathering of 180,000 troops is a rabble, but it is also very rare, Your Highness should observe the enemy's deployment and movement more."

"The problems they have exposed today are all common problems faced by the large corps in combat. Familiarizing yourself with these issues will be of great help to you in the future. ”

Wen Yuan said sincerely: "Please also ask Wei Shangshu for advice." ”

Wei Ran was waiting for this sentence, so he fused the knowledge he knew about the use of troops and the current situation and taught it to Wen Yuan.

What problems have the enemy exposed, the causes of these problems, what consequences will they bring, and if so, how will he solve them......

After some explanation, Wen Yuan suddenly became enlightened, and the situation that was originally a mess suddenly became clear.

It would be an exaggeration to say that he has mastered the movement of the large corps, but at least he knows where the way is.

This kind of situation of high-ranking generals pouring their money to teach the art of war is really too rare.

That is, Wen Yi is kind to these people, and most of their knowledge is learned with the help of Wen Yi, so he will guide Wen Yuan without reservation.

A lot of knowledge is a family heirloom, and it is easy not to pass it on, not even to monarchs.

While he was talking, there was movement on the side of the enemy camp, and troops were pulled out of the barracks and assumed an offensive posture.

The decisive battle is about to begin.